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1,560,497 J. LE R. BANKS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Filed July 19, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l 31 TTORNEY.

Nov. 3 1925.

1,560,497 J. LE R. BANKS uusrcAL znsrxuuam Fund July 19.` 1922 2 sheets-smet 2 invented a new and Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

JQSEPH LE ROY BANKS, F BALTIMRE- MAItYLAN D.

IIlSCALIl INSTRUMENT.

Application led July 19, 1922. Serial No. 576,145.

To all 'whom t may Concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn Ln Roiv BANKS, acitizen ot' the United States, re-

siding at 308 North Carey Street, in Balti.

more city, in the State ot Maryland, have uset'ul improvement 1n zlusical Instruments, ot' which the following is a specification.

Mv invention relates to improvements in musical instruments the objects ot Awhich are to provide-a new article'ot` manufacture, 2nd; to provide a musical instrument with a means tor controlling the tones; 3rd, to .proi'ide musical instruments with. a n ote control playing attachment; 4th, to provide mouth blown musical instruments with automatically playing attachments; 5th, to provide a player instrument with a detachable musical instrument; 6th; to provide a means for packing the musical instrument to a tracker-bar; 7th. to provide a tracker-bar whereby the playing attachment is secured to the musical instrument; to provide a tracker-bar whereby the playing attachment is detachably secured to the musical instrument; Sth; toprovide a tracker-bar whereby the musical instrument is detachably secured to the note controlling means; 9th, to provide a player instrument with a detvacl able note controlling means; 10th, to provide a tracker-bar with brackets for supporting a notes controlling means; 11th, .to provide a tracker-bar with means for frictionally-securing a musical instrument to a notes controlling means; 12th, to provide a tracker-bar secured to a mouth-piece jointly detachable'trom a musical instrument; 13th, to provide means tor registering the musical intrument in the tracker-bar.

Referring to the drawings;-r Fig. 1 is my player instrument in perspective.

l? 2 is a perspective view of an harmonica'or mouth-organ.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of my player instrument.

Fig. 4 is an elevation ot the shield, track- (fr-bar, and packing.

Fig. is a side elevation ot the mouth piece. showing the braclnts whereby the notes controlling` means are held.

Fig is a cross section ot' the tracker-bar in inbdilieil torni; illustrating how the Inusiiral instrument is inserted.

Fig. 7 is the rear end View ot the trackerliar and supporting brackets.

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Fig. 8 is a side view of a modied form ot the tracker-bar and supporting brackets for the notes controlling means.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of an harmonica musical instrument.

Fig. 1() is a plan view of a spool commonly used to wind up note controlling sheets or other rolled sheets.

Referring to the drawin s;-

The numeral 1 is the ori ce in themouthpiece 2, and 3 is the flared edge of the apertureA between the mouth-piece 2 and the tra'dr-bar et', through which the note con- `trolling means 7 wound upon the axle 6 and secured by the clip 22 to the spool 5 and supported on the upper side of the mouth piece 2by the brackets 12, passes to allow the flow of air to the openings 7 in the Anotes controlling means 7, thence through the openings 21 in the tracker-bar a over which the note controlling means 7 passes, and thence through the openings 21 in the packing 21, and through the air passages 14 to the reeds 14 on the reeds plates 14 ot a musical instrument.

The notes controlling means 7 then passes between the'shield 8 and the tracker-bar 4 and out of the flared edge 25 of the orifice 26 between the mouth-piece 2 and the tracker-bar 4C and onto the axle 17 of the spool 16 and secured to it by the clip 23. 25 and 9 are lugs to retain the musical instrument in place after inserting it; and the clamping screws 241 in the lugs 9 serve to press the musical instrument 13 against the packing 21 to prevent the air from escaping when the player instrument is being operated. 8 is the other end of the spool 5, and 10 is the bearing in the bracket 12 in which the axle G revolves.

The slot 11 in the bracket 12 permits the quick removal or insertion ot' the notes controlling means 7. Likewise is a bracket on the lower side ot the mouth piece 2 and 1s also provided with a quick releasing slot 17 in which the axle 17 is inserted to revolve in the bearings 17 by the crank 18 being turned by its handle 19.

is the cover over the reeds plates 14 forming the sound ehamberand mouth piece ot the musical instrument 13 when used in-- dependently of my player instrument.

- cassure I may use glue or lacquer or any other material for the paclring between the musical instrument and the tracker-bar.

It will be seen that the brackets supportf ing the note controlling meansl are secured to the tracker-bar as Well as the mouthpiece.

l do not care to limit myself to any particular construction of my player instrument coming Within the scope ot' the claims; nor to any particular typeof musical instrument to-be used in my player instrument.

Instead ot' the normal Way of supplying the air by the mouth, l may use some other means, such as compressed air, or the exhaust from an engine, or I may use a blower driven by some power such as an electric or other motive power; and instead of turning the notes controlling means by hand, I may use some other power.

It Will be seen that the musical instrument is adjustably as well as detaehably mounted in my player instrument, but I 4may permanently secure the musical instrument in my player instrument.

I claimzl l. In a player instrument, means provided with a plurality of sides for carrying and supporting a musical instrument upon one side of said means, and means for carrying and supporting a perforated-notes music sheet carrying roller upon the opposite side of said first named means, and means in said lirst named means communicating said musical instrument with said perforatednotes music-sheet carrying roller.

2. ln a player instrument, means provided with a plurality of sides for carrying and detacliably supportinga musical instrument upon one side of said means, and means tor carrying and supporting a. perforated-notes music-sheet carrying roller upon the opposite side of said first named means, and means in the said first named means communicating said musical instrument with said perforated-notes music-sheet carrying roller.

3. In aplayer instrument, means provided With a plurality of sides for carrying and supporting a musical instrument upon one side of said means, said means being open at one end for inserting, positioning and. holding said musical instrument; and means provided for carrying and supporting a perforated-notes music-sheet carrying roller upon the opposite side of the said tirst named means, .and means in said first named means communicating said musical instrument with said .perforated-- notes music-sheet carrying roller.

"4. 'In a player instrument, means provided With a plurality of sides for carrying and supporting a music-al instrument uponI one side of said means, said means being open at opposite ends for inserting, positioning` and holding said musical instrument, and means provided for carrying and supporting a perforated-notes music-sheet carrying roller provided with means for engaging a' perforated-notes music-sheet upon the opposite side of said lirstnamed means, and means communicating the irst named side with the second named side.

In a player instrument, means provided with a plurality of sides for carrying and supporting a musical instrument upon one side of said means, and means provided for carrying and supporting a perforatednotes music-sheet carrying roller upon the opposite side of said first named means and comprising a tracker-liar for con'imunicating the tirs-t named side with said opposite side.

6. In a player instrument, means for supporting a perforated-.notes music sheet c carrying roller in operative relation to a musical instrument, and means open at its end for inserting, positioning and holding the musical instrument. V

7. ln a player instrument, a tracker-bar provided with means open at its end for inserting, positioning and holding a musical instrun'ient. v

In a player instrument, a tracker-oar provided with means open at opposite ends for inserting, positioning and `holding a musical instrument.

9. ln a. player instrument, a tracker-bar provided with means open at its end for inserting, positioning and holding a musical instrument, and also provided with means for supporting a perforated-notes musicsheet carrying roller in operative relation to saidV musical instrument.

l0. In a player instrument, means for supporting a harmonica, said means being open at each end for the insertion oi the harmonica, and comprising a tracker-bar integral with said means.

11. In a structure set forti in claim 1 0 with packing between the tracker-bar and the harmonica.

12. in a player instrument, a support for a mouth blown musical instrument struck from sheet material and provided with out out portions forming a tracker-bar, and integral parts of said material formed to previde supports adjacent said tracker-bar for supporting a perforated-notes music-sheet carrying roller in operative relation to said tracker-bar and also provided with integral parts of said material formed to rovide supports extending in an opposite direction to the: former named integral parts, for supporting a roller and means -tor operating it.

13. In a player instrument, a support for a musical instrument provided with a plurality of air passageways and provided Wit'n means for producing each note independentlv of the others; supports secured integrally tothe rst named support, for supporting a perforated-notes music-sheet carrying roller in operative relationto said noteproducing meansg-and supports integrally secured to the first named sup ort for s aclng and supporting a -second ro er space at an operative distance from the former namedV roller supports, and a mouth piece for operating said musical instrument.

'14. A player instrument comprising a musical instrument provided with a plurality of note producing means, a support therefor provided with a plurality of sides, means for securing said musical instrument to one of said sides, means communi :ating said' musical instrument with the opposite side of said supporting means, said opposite side provided with means for supporting a music-sheet carrying roller in operative relation to said musical instrument and said communicating means, means secured to said roller for engaging a music sheet, means secured to the said opposite side for supporting a second rolleralso provided with means for engaging said music-sheet, means for operating said rollers, and means for operating said musical instrument. 4

15. A player instrument comprising" a musical instrument provided with plurality of note producing means and a plurality of air passageways, a support therefor provided with a plurality of sides, means for securing said musical instrument to one oi. said sides, means communicating said musical instrument and said air passageways'with the opposite side of said supporting means; means for supporting a perforated-notes musicsheet against said communicating means and means for engaging the end of said perforated-notes music-sheet and rolling it upon a music sheet carrying roller, means for supporting said music-sheet carrying roller and for detachably securing said roller to the' first named support, cans for operating the said roller, means or lengthwise supporting a second4 roller in alignment withy JOSEPH LE ROY BANKS. 

